Health & Wellbeing
On these pages you'll find everything from devices designed to give you a better night's sleep to the latest work being done to tackle the obesity epidemic. Live long and prosper!
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Renting ages your cells faster than unemployment or being an ex-smoker
October 10, 2023A study has found that renting privately is more strongly associated with faster biological aging than unemployment or being an ex-smoker. The findings highlight the important link between housing and health. -
Exposure to light at night found to increase risk of depression by 30%
October 09, 2023A study has found that nighttime exposure to light increases the risk of mental illness, while daytime light exposure reduces it. The findings offer a simple and effective, non-pharmacological means of improving mental health. -
AI offers improved civility for polarizing online conversations
October 05, 2023Researchers have used AI to create a way of improving the quality and civility of online discussions regarding polarizing topics by providing users with suggestions for rephrasing their comments before they post them. -
SmartSocks designed to help keep dementia under control
October 05, 2023People suffering from dementia not only get confused, they can also become highly anxious and even aggressive. In order to catch such behaviors before they escalate out of control, a British scientist has developed a pair of sensor-packin' socks. -
Earbud-integrated sensors analyze both brain waves and sweat
September 28, 2023Earlier this year we heard about the ear-EEG, a special earbud that reads electrical activity in the brain. Well, scientists have now developed add-on sensors that allow regular earbuds to do so, and to analyze sweat to boot. -
National food prescriptions would save US lives & billions of dollars
September 26, 2023A new report suggests that implementing medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions nationally in the US would not only improve health and be highly cost-effective but would also save healthcare costs by addressing diet-related chronic illness. -
South Australian seaweed found to have anti-skin-aging properties
September 25, 2023Bioactive compounds in brown seaweed were found to have more effective anti-skin-aging properties than commercially available anti-aging agents. The finding paves the way for more effective, natural health and skincare products. -
Suppressing negative thoughts reduces post-traumatic stress & anxiety
September 20, 2023A new study has challenged the commonly held belief that consciously suppressing negative thoughts is bad for our mental health, finding that people who did so had lower levels of post-traumatic stress and anxiety and less vivid intrusive thoughts. -
Where in our bodies do we feel love (and other emotions)?
September 19, 2023Researchers have mapped where and how strongly we experience different kinds of love, covering everything from romantic love to love for strangers. The findings shed light on how context and the object of love affects our subjective feelings of it. -
Stress and high effort/low reward work doubles men’s heart disease risk
September 19, 2023A study of white-collar workers has found that men who experience work stress coupled with a job that requires high effort for low reward are at double the risk of developing heart disease, having a similar impact on heart health as obesity. -
ADHD medication errors in under-20s have increased by almost 300%
September 18, 2023There's been a staggering rise in the number of ADHD medication errors among US youth, most of which occurred at home, a study has found, highlighting the need for greater patient and caregiver education to avoid these preventable errors. -
The best snoozing strategies for surviving an “all-nighter”
September 17, 2023A study has determined which snoozing strategy - no naps, one long nap, or two shorter ones - is best for avoiding drowsiness and fatigue when staying up all night. The results may be as helpful to shift workers as they are to new parents. -
The most effective treatments for eczema according to science
September 15, 2023Researchers have analyzed available topical and systemic treatments for eczema and identified the ones that are most effective, presenting a full range of treatment options for this common chronic skin condition. -
Untreated high blood pressure in over-60s increases dementia risk by 42%
September 12, 2023A new study has found that over-60s with untreated high blood pressure have a greatly increased risk of developing dementia, suggesting that maintaining treatment for high blood pressure throughout later life is important for dementia prevention. -
Vaping with or without nicotine freezes frontline immune cells
September 10, 2023Even moderate exposure to nicotine-free vapor from e-cigarettes can literally stop the body's frontline immune cells in their tracks, reducing their ability to fight off foreign invaders, a new study has found.
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